Fashion winners 2012 Grammy Awards

Rihanna oozes sex appeal and oomph in this backless Armani gown, which reveals more flesh with a plunging v-neck and a thigh-high slit, but still looks classy on the res carpet of the 2012 Grammy Awards. Rihanna told E!:"This is a collaboration between Mr. Armani and myself. I wanted something a little bit like Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface." The singer was also a winner in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for All of the Lights. Right, Katy Perry also had a gown with a low-cut back, a pale blue Elie Saab beaded gown, which matched her current blue hair kept in a classy updo. The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Other fashion winners from the event:



Carrie Underwood in a white Gomez-Gracia long-sleeve backless gown with silver sequin, which she complemented with a black Swarovski clutch. Right, Taylor Swift was wearing a nude silk mermaid gown from the Fall/Winter 2011-2012 Couture Collection of fashion designer Zuhair Murad. The gown looks pretty on the red carpet with all the intricate designed hand-embroidered gold and rose-gold beading. Meanwhile Taylor was a winner on stage with her song Mean bagging the Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song awards.



British soul singer Adele won three Grammy awards: best pop solo performance for Somebody Like You, best pop vocal album for "21", and the best short form music video Grammy for Rolling in the Deep. Having recovered from vocal chords surgery and lost some weight, Adele was a fashion winner on the red carpet, in her elegant black sequined Giorgio Armani gown with three-quarter length sleeves and a cinched waist, matching her beautiful hair and makeup, and Harry Winston jewelry. Fellow Brit Kate Beckinsale was wearing a crème silk mini dress by Zuhair Murad, with Grecian-inspired chiffon draping and a black velvet bow detail at the shoulder, matching the black Ferragamo pumps on her feet. Kate is a pretty girl and the dress is sexy enough...maybe too sexy? Grecian-inspired clothes should at least go down to the knees.

The 2012 Grammy Awards also had somber moments in memory of the recent passing of iconic singer Whitney Houston and British singer Amy Winehouse. Amy's parents were invited on stage by Tony Bennett who won the best pop duo or group performance Grammy for Body and Soul, which he had sung in collaboration with Winehouse. An emotional Mr Winehouse said: "We shouldn't be here. Our darling daughter should be here. Long live Whitney Houston. Long live Amy Winehouse and long live Etta James. There's a beautiful girl band up there."



E! News host Giuliana Rancic rocked a black satin asymmetrically draped cocktail dress by Georges Chakra Couture with a smart looking gold metal belt. Right, pretty actress Malin Akerman looked divine in a dazzling white cut out dress by fashion designers Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, known as the label Cushnie et Ochs, from their Spring 2012 collection.